JonesTrading analyst Soumit Roy initiated coverage with a Buy rating on Aptose Biosciences (APTO) today and set a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $4.45, close to its 52-week low of $3.92.
According to TipRanks.com, Roy is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 75.3% and a 60.4% success rate. Roy covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Actinium Pharmaceuticals, and Monopar Therapeutics Inc.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Aptose Biosciences with a $10.83 average price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $9.00 and a one-year low of $3.92. Currently, Aptose Biosciences has an average volume of 1.56M.
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Aptose Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage oncology company, which engages in the discovery, research, and development of anti-cancer therapies. Its product pipeline includes APTO-253, a small molecule that induces expression of the Kruppel-Like Factor 4 genes; and CG-806 a non-covalent small molecule therapeutic agent. The company was founded on September 5, 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
